Regarded as an ‘agile legal team that fully adapts to the client’s needs', Bird & Bird’s IP practice maintains a strong reputation in the Spanish market due to its deep expertise across trade mark litigation, regulatory, and contractual issues, as well as prosecution and enforcement issues. While particularly strong in the pharmaceutical, technology, and cosmetics sectors, the firm advises clients across a wide range of industries. Heading up the department are José Miguel Lissén, an IP litigation and licensing specialist, and Mariano Santos, who focuses on prosecution, enforcement, and anti-counterfeiting matters. Other active practitioners in the team include Manuel Lobato, a key contact for medical devices, pharma, media, retail and fashion clients, María Fernández, who focuses on trade mark protection in Spain and the EU, and Manuela Mendigutía, who specialises in brand prosecution issues.
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Practice head
José Miguel Lissén; Mariano Santos
Other key lawyers
Manuel Lobato; María Fernández; Manuela Mendigutía; Antonio Cueto